Oil Prices Tied to World Commodity Index
Iran reports that the United States and other major industrial nations agreed to peg crude oil prices to a world commodity index. Following Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's discussions, envoys from the United States France the EEC Saudi Arabia and Iran met in Tehran to plan an energy conference. No date was given for the conference.
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Tehran
Iran
United States
Rastakhir
Shah Mohammed Reza _Pahlevi
U.S
France
European Economic Community
Saudi
Arabia
Portugal Reports Vast Fascist Network Tied to Foreign Agents
Portugal's leftist military rulers announced the discovery of a vast fascist organization with foreign links and cells in the armed forces. A demonstrative crowd besieged the U S Embassy in Lisbon, roughing an American guard and daubing red swastikas while chanting anti CIA slogans. The army warned of purges of moderates and urged vigilance against counter revolution.
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Lisbon
Portugal
U.S
CIA
Plete
Antonio de Spinola
Arabs Plan To Become Farmers
Iran and Saudi Arabia, though pursuing agricultural development, are major U.S. farm buyers. Iran will purchase about 750 million dollars of American farm products this year, Saudi Arabia around 150 million, with total overseas farm sales near 20 billion dollars.
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Washington
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Agriculture Department
U.S
Department
Mayaguez Sails To Hong Kong With Cargo In Question
The freighter Mayaguez departed bound for Hong Kong denying Cambodian charges that its cargo included plastic bombs and radio electronics. Sea-Land official Lee Carrol said 77 containers to be unloaded at Sattahip, Thailand, held post exchange goods and would be open for inspection in Hong Kong. He noted 107 unloaded containers in Singapore showed signs of break-in with about 5000 dollars missing from the ship's safe.
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Singapore
Mayaguez
Hong Kong
Lee Carrol
Sea-Land Company
Sattahip
Thailand
Bodia
Norodom Sihanouk
U.S
Post Exchange
Miller
Rong San
Weather forecast calls for warm, dry days ahead
The weather bureau predicts higher temperatures and minimal rain. Daytime highs near 90, tonight's low around 65, winds under 10 mph. Through Wednesday to Friday expect partly cloudy skies and continued warm conditions.
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Weather Bureau
Aiken High athlete spotted at Six Flags in telephone booth
On Saturday Kathi Spradley was seen changing clothes at Six Flags in a telephone booth. Ed Pitts, Gamecock director, was in Aiken Friday visiting his brother and attending a meet. A car he drove bore UNC plates, spurring speculation of a Tar Heel spy in the license bureau.
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Aiken High
Kathi Spradley
Six Flags
Gamecock
Ed Pitts
Aiken
Mark
UNC
Aiken County to Combine Offices Amid Donovan Departure
Two ordinances propose merging the county purchasing agent and finance director roles, with Finance Director James A. Donovan reportedly resigning effective June 15. Commissioner Forest L. Kirby says one person can handle both jobs, while Donovan has not commented. The board meets at USC Aiken room 107 at 7 p.m. to consider the measures and related funding for a landfill, land deeds, and revenue sharing projects.
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Derby Wendel
James A. Donovan
Board of Commissioners
Usc-Aiken
Forest L. Kirby
Kirby
Donovan
L.V. Davis
Charles W. Prosser
Lucas Ray
Harold V. Graybeal
Prosse
Lower
North Augusta
Aiken Jaycees Win 25 Awards at State Convention
The Aiken chapter of the South Carolina Jaycees was named Number One Chapter and earned 24 additional awards at the State Convention in Columbia. John D. Surles was honored as the most outstanding local president, Alan Gregory as top regional vice-president, and Burrell Whitley won the Speak-Up Award to compete at the National Convention in Miami.
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Columbia
Aiken
South Carolina
Surles
Alan Gregory
Burrell Whitley
Miami
Whitley
Thailand Accepts U.S. Letter of Regret Over Mayaguez Crisis
Thailand accepted a note from the United States expressing regret for the unauthorized use of Thai bases to attack Cambodia and recover the freighter Mayaguez. The Mayaguez incident yielded revised U.S. casualty figures and raised talks of B52 action, while Bangkok defuses a regional crisis with the apology.
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Associated Press
Thailand
U.S
Cambodia
Mayaguez
Charles T. Miller
Singapore
Wilson
Ford Administration
Aiken County School Board Calls Special Meeting Tonight
The Aiken County Board of Education will meet at 7 o clock to discuss the 1975 76 budget. Topics include superintendent selection for Administrative Area No 1 principal vacancies and the recent hiring of the Aiken High School coach and athletic director. HEW racial imbalance guidance will be reviewed.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Aiken High School
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Ted B Willis
Rowe Sentenced On Arson Charge
Laverne Rowe of Ridge Spring was found guilty of arson and sentenced to 15 years by Judge Rodney Peeples in General Sessions Court. Witnesses including Rowe’s grandmother placed him at the scene near the Landy home burned near Wagoner. He claimed innocence.
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Laverne Rowe
Ridge Spring
Rodney Peeples
Rowe
Freida Baskett
Alberta Landy
Wagoner
Clarence E. Rice
Joseph Lane
Ramon F. Naron
Bamberg
Guil
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Aiken Jaycees
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Jodie
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Jeane Hall
Saigon
Con Son
Naron
Birmingham
Ala
Johnson's Cross Roads
Aiken County
Court Crier
James W. Owens
Graydon L Gray
Henry Wyman Fox
Phillip Eugene Parker
Leroy Washington
Robert Odest Williams
Williams
Eugene Ray
Langley-Bath-Clearwater High School
Jerry Swing
Wendell Hall
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